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Water system · PWSID KS2020113

WASHINGTON CO RWD 2

PALMER, KS · ~673 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

KS2020113

State

Kansas

City

PALMER

Population served

673

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

16

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

47

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2024 Unaddressed
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2017 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Nov 2016 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2009 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jan 2008 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2007 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jun 2004 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2000 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 1999 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Jul 2024
  • State action · SIE Jul 2024
  • State action · SOX Dec 2017
  • State action · SIF Jun 2017
  • State action · SIF Jun 2017
  • State action · SOX May 2017
  • State action · SOX May 2017
  • State action · SIE May 2017

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

3.1 · max 3.1 mg/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system KS2020113 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.